Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Center for Maternal-Fetal Precision Medicine, University of California San Francisco
Dr. Mary Norton is a perinatologist and clinical geneticist, and is a Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, of Pediatrics, and of Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. She is Vice Chair of Clinical and Translational Genetics, and holds the David E. Thorburn, M.D. and Kate McKee Thorburn Endowed Chair in Perinatal Medicine and Genetics. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Tufts University Affiliated Hospitals, and her fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Clinical Genetics at the University of California, San Francisco. She is currently the co-Director of the UCSF Center for Maternal-Fetal Precision Medicine. She is also Past President of the Perinatal Quality Foundation (PQF) and Past President of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM). Her clinical and research interests include genetic testing and its application to prenatal screening and diagnosis. She focuses on the unique aspects of translating new genetic and genomic technologies into improved care for pregnant patients and their fetuses. Much of her research has involved cell free DNA screening, prenatal genomic sequencing, and implementation of novel genetic tests into practice.
